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CYP2C19 gene polymorphism may be a risk factor for bronchial asthma.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre - 1 Jan 2011
Yildirim Yaroğlu Hatice, Calikoğlu Mukadder, Tamer Gümüş Lülüfer
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the genetic polymorphism of CYP2C19 plays a role in susceptibility to bronchial asthma. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 104 healthy individuals who visited our hospital, including hospital staff, and 97 patients with bronchial asthma (62 atopic and 35 nonatopic) participated in this study. CYPC19*2 and CYP21C9*3 alleles were detected by using LightCycler...
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